Improvement in gates



F. FRIEDRICH & C. H. ALLEN.

lmprovement in Gates.

N0.-125947. Patented April 23,1372.

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NI'IED STA'IES PATENT FFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

Specification forming art of Letters Patent N0. 125,947, dated April 23, 1872.

Speeification describing a new zmd Improved Gate-Closing Apparatus, invented by FERDI- NAND FRIEDRICH am]. CHARLES H. ALLEN, of Platteville, in the county of Grant am]. State of Wisconsin.

Our invention consists 0f a long heavy bar pivoted to the gate near the botcom and a little nearer the swinging end than the hinge, and snspended at the other end from the gutepost by a chain er eord in such manner that the gravity of the bar tends t0 c1ose the gate whenever it is opened.

The said bar is confined by the sid e 0f the fence, at the ream of the gate, bya bar 01' einher device sta'nding up by the side of the fence a sufficient discauce therefrom 130 1et said bar WOIk freely.

Figure 1 is a side eleva-tiou of a gate provided With our improved closing apparatus, and Fig. 2 is a t0p view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the bar, jointed 130 the gate by one end at B, near the lower hinge, and a little in advance of it. C is the ehain by whieh it is suspended nea-r the other end from the post; D. E is tl1e guard for confinin g the bar by the side of the fenee behind the gate.

II; will be seen tha-t tl1e weight 0f the bar will be mainly thrown against the gate by ehe chain in such direction as to elose it whenever it is openedl and let g0. By shifting the joint. B forward 01 back the gate Will be closed With more 01 less force. 'lhe j0int B is construeted so that the bar can bereadily taken oft in ease it is desired t0 have the gate stand open.

Having thus described 0111 invention, we e1aim as new aud. desire 1:0 seeure by Letters Patent The combination 0f the bar A and a suspending eord 01 ehain with a gate, substantia1ly as speeified.

FERDINAND FRIEDRICH. CHAS. H. ALLEN.

Witnesses:

GEO. B. CAR'IER, A. W. BARBER. 

